What distortions in my gut microbiome, can have a dramatic impact on my health? Although probiotics are expected to be a $45B business by 2018, their effects on microbiome composition are small and transient. Microbiome composition was detectably altered for two years after a single course of treatment [10]. The good news is that if you are healthy, gut microbiome composition is stable and will re-establish itself after various insults. [3] Effect of Probiotics on Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials[4] http://www.cell.com/cell-metabol…[5] Bile acids and the gut microbiome.

Source: Forbes November 24, 2016 19:07 UTC